2008 Woodie Awards
Data breaches and identity theft have become a prime focus on college and university campuses. A recent report by Educational Security Incidents found that the number of data breaches on college campuses rose 67.5 percent last year, compared to 2006. But at Penn, officials say, a number of measures are in place to protect data.
Gong Xi Fa Cai! That's Happy Chinese New Year, to you. The Year of the Rat - also known as the Chinese year 4706 - began on Feb. 7, and residents of Chinatown in Philadelphia spent two weeks ringing in the new year in style. Chinese New Year is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays and is accompanied by parades, feasts and family reunions.
Penn Democrats will endorse a candidate for president next week, the organization announced yesterday - but there is still debate about whether it is too soon for such an endorsement, or whether the group should endorse at all.
Penn Dems will hold an endorsement meeting on March 5 for all active members.
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The second largest group of physicians in the United States sees evidence that marijuana can relieve severe pain and supports its medicinal use, according to a recently issued position paper.
This paper from the Philadelphia-based American College of Physicians urges the federal government to acknowledge and sanction research into the plant's medicinal uses.
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An unconventional summer break
Study abroad programs starting in July provide different internship opportunities
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For some, the costs of studying abroad include more than just plane tickets, hostel fees and European bar tabs.
With some study abroad programs in the Southern Hemisphere beginning as early as mid-July, students heading below the equator for fall semester will see their breaks cut in half and formal summer jobs and internships possibly impacted by their academic calendars.
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Frats and sororities meet with U. about facilities budgets
Greeks bring facilities wish list to budget meeting; handled on case-by-case basis
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Last Friday, the chapter presidents of Penn's sororities and fraternities met with a team from the University to discuss next year's facilities budget for the Greek houses.
Every year, each chapter meets individually with the University facilities team to discuss fixed costs, projected utilities, rent and any additional small projects that need to be done around the house for the upcoming academic year.
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Engineering junior Peter Beltramo couldn't help but look up and stare as he walked down Walnut Street last week.
He walks this way often and has observed Penn's newest off-campus housing option, The Radian, take shape from the start.
But while Beltramo says he has enjoyed watching the construction, he doesn't like what he sees.
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Debate was in the air at Sunday evening's Undergraduate Assembly meeting, which ran for four and a half hours and had a significantly higher attendance than usual. About a dozen students, mostly from Lambda Alliance, the umbrella organization for all LGBT groups on campus, and ALLIES, an on-campus gay-straight alliance, were present to support the much-anticipated Blood Donor Discrimination Proposal, which was ultimately passed by the body.
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Having a roommate often means learning to live with differences in sleeping patterns and music tastes.
For some, it can also mean getting used to someone else's eating habits.
When living together with someone, dietary differences - such as being vegetarian or keeping kosher - require a degree of compromise between roommates to avoid potential flare-ups.
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